Get a sneak-peak at what we're planning for our 40th year of QAS!
Quickdraw Animation Society is a member driven not-for-profit that fosters a creative community through resources and opportunities that further animation arts and culture.
Recent posts
Did you watch the sweet horror hot dog animation for CUFF 2024? Take a look at how they used Blender and our Animator CUBE studio to mix practical and digital effects to pull off their short!
Jake Fried’s Headspace (2014)
Monday ShortsApr 29, 2024
Maybe the most impressive thing about Skhizein is how Clapin mines empathy and humour from the same images.
Recent opportunities
Posted May 02, 2024
Shifty Eye Studios is looking for a 3D Character Animator to help bring our characters to life in our cinematic for an action-adventure title in our Calgary office. We're looking for people with at least two years experience up to senior - if you're not sure if that's you, go ahead and apply anyway, we'd love to hear from you.
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Posted Apr 06, 2024
JOB CALL: Indigenous Background Artists who work in 2D Animation for Turquoise Sky Entertainment
2.5 month contract position
Turquoise Sky Entertainment is seeking Indigenous background artist (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) with experience in digital art (drawing on a tablet/Wacom/iPad) and background design for 2D digital animation in a funded young children's animation series that is to be distributed in both English and Cree languages.
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Posted Mar 19, 2024
Straight-Ahead Scholarship and Production Residency
12-month program. Application deadline August 5, 2024
A 12-month mentor-focused program offered by the Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) intended to assist neurodivergent Youth (16-25 years of age) in learning animation or animation adjacent processes (gaming, 3D, storyboarding, etc) and discovering potential career pathways.
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Series
Monday Shorts
Make your Mondays a little more pleasant with a newly curated short film each week, plus our insights into why we love them.
Upcoming courses
Jan 23, 2024 – Apr 16, 2024
Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
An overview of drawing techniques to produce your future animated films!
Jan 25, 2024 – Apr 18, 2024
Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
An introduction to the basics of animation!
Jan 22, 2024 – Apr 22, 2024
Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Learn the fundamentals of modelling and rigging a character in Blender!
Become a Member
Sign up for a one-year membership to gain access to Quickdraw's courses, resource library, and more. Whether you're a youth, a student, or a professional artist, we have the tools you need to support your animation practice.
